Glosario de terminos informaticos

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Acceso Directo: Quick mode to access any program, document, or system printer. You can create shortcuts on the desktop as well Folders. For example, to create a shortcut to a printer on the desktop, simply drag the icon to place it on the desktop.

Adaptador de red: The device, installed in an expansion slot on the motherboard, the computer physically connected to the network.Antivirus: It is software that is installed on your computer and allows programs designed to prevent damage, also called viruses, harm your computer. It also has the mission to clean computers already infected.

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Archivo: Structured data can be recovered easily and used in a particular application. It is used as a synonym file. The file does not contain elements of the application that created it,only the data or information which the user works.

Audifono: are simple devices that enable communications initiate and receive audio through the PC. A basic PC headset contains a headset that makes it easier for the operator to listen to audio input signals and a microphone that allows the operator to respond verbally. Headphones of this type can be used with a desktop computer or a laptopor notebook computer.

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Barra de desplazamiento: Special Area of the screen to move quickly through the document open, visualizing areas that are out of sight.

Base de Datos: A collection of related data that are stored can be accessed easily with the ability to relate, sort based on different criteria, etc.. The best known program is Microsoft Access.

Beta: test versions are certainsoftware.

Binario: A code or numbering system that has only two symbols or conditions (on / off, zero / one, mark / space, high / low). The binary system is the basis for storing data in computers. In binary systems, the smallest unit of information is the bit, which can have only a 1 or 0. Bit (Binary digit).

Bit: The smallest unit of digital information that can be treated by a computer.BIOS: Acronym for basic input-output sistem is a very basic type of software which is
located in the operating system in RAM memory, provides a very low-level communication and configuration of hardware in your computer resent.

Bluetooth: A wireless system for voice and data. It is used over short distances. His action limit is about 10 meters.

Buses: There are a set of "connectors" usedto communicate internal CPU, memory, peripherals, etc.. The name is borrowed from "bus", as if it were a conveyance of information

Browser: A program or application that can browse the web and find exactly the information or topic of interest. The most popular are Internet Explorer, Netscape and Firefox.
Byte - A unit of digital information that is made up of 8 bits.

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Carpeta: is a setof binary information, ie a set ranging from 0 to 1. This file can be stored to keep track of this information. A text file is a file that contains characters stored in the form of octets (or bytes).

Cartucho: is a replaceable component of a printer that contains the ink and frequently also the head itself that projects the ink on the paper during printing.

CD ROM (Compact Disc Read OnlyMemory): These are used by computers to store data. There are two classes: MO (Magneto Optical) and WORM (compact disc read only memory). In this compact disc format the user can only read information that comes into it, you can not alter.

Chip: Integrated circuit on a silicon support, consisting of transistors and other miniature electronic components. They are one of the essential elements of acomputer and electronics increasingly of all kinds.

Conectividad: The ability of two or more hardware or software components to work together to transmit data and information in a heterogeneous computing environment.

Conector: "plug" that provides the mechanical connection between two devices and, in turn, the data communication between two or exchange outlet. By extension, the term...